SB 11.30.7

SB 11.30.7

Devanagari

तत्राभिषिच्य शुचय उपोष्य सुसमाहिता: । देवता: पूजयिष्याम: स्‍नपनालेपनार्हणै: ॥ ७ ॥

Verse text

tatrābhiṣicya śucaya upoṣya su-samāhitāḥ devatāḥ pūjayiṣyāmaḥ snapanālepanārhaṇaiḥ

Synonyms

tatra there ; abhiṣicya taking bath ; śucayaḥ cleansed ; upoṣya fasting ; su samāhitāḥ — fixing our minds ; devatāḥ the demigods ; pūjayiṣyāmaḥ we shall worship ; snapana by bathing ; ālepana smearing with sandalwood ; arhaṇaiḥ and by various offerings .

Translation

There we should bathe for purification, fast, and fix our minds in meditation. We should then worship the demigods by bathing their images, anointing them with sandalwood pulp, and presenting them various offerings.

Translation (Visvanatha Cakravarti Thakura)

There we should bathe for purification, fast, and fix our minds in meditation. We should then worship the devatās by bathing their images, anointing them with sandalwood pulp, and presenting them various offerings. Abhisicya means bathing.